Impeoved device poe upsetting tires



A'Aro ALL WHOM 1Tl MAY ooNoEnN:

A. 'n.gF'oED', 0F WILLIAMSEIELD., 70H10."

Letters Patent'lo. 78,201, dated May 2 6, 1868.

IMPEOVED DEVICE EOE UPsETTINe TIRES.V

@tige Stigrmls ttttrnzh tu in ttm hints @ahnt :nur limiting putt ttttime Be 'it known thotd', A. H. FORD, of Williamsfield, in the countyof' Ashtabula, and State of Ohio, have invented :t new and usefulMachine for Upsetting lagon-Tire, and any other iron; and I doherebydecltu'e that the followingis a. full7 clear, :md exactdescriptionof'the construction and-operation of the samer.

The machine is'so simple that the annexed drawings of a. perspectiveview will fullys'how all itsparts, and

' the letters on the drawings show the partses they are below described.

This machine consists#- i First, of two curved arms or levers, A A, ofcest iron, the wheelend screw-end to be the front, the lei't arm to becurved more et the further end of the machine, which forms aneccentric-joint; also, the left arm to be fastened to a. b ench. Thefront ends of the arms curve up suicient-'to bring the screws on a.le'vel with e 'the tire. Second, an eccentric-joint, B, at the furtherend of the machine, to make it operate more perfectly.

' Third, consists of two grooves, C C, cut, one in encli arm, (aboutone-third o fxthedistence' from theeccentricjoint to the'scr'em) deepenough to receive the tire erlgeways, with a. circular projection, D, opthe .inside of left arm, to support the outside of the tire; also, nslide, E, attached tothe left arm by boltund nut between the groovc andeecentricj'oint, to support the nsjdeo 'the tire, and keep it fromkinkinfg. Fourth,V tivo mortises, F F, to receive the two keys G G, onein each arm, on -the buck side of the grooves, extendingelittle beyondthe grooves, to sustain lthe keys. Fifth, is a wheel, H, attached toe'screw, I, running through a hole Vin the front end ofthe right erm;elso,l through a. nut, J, fastened to the frontend of left arm; also, a.ring i K, fastened to the screw ou the insiderof rightinrni, to throwthe arm back with the screw.' i

Y To operate the machine, first have the-screw out; .then heat the tireor iron, and place it in the grooves; then drive the ioeys to hold it;also, see that theslideis festened neer the trefto keep it from.kinking; `then turn the wheel attached to the screw, to bring the armsnenr'to'gether sufficiently to 4givethe tire the required set, driveoutthe keys, and hnmmerthe tire slightly it' necessary.

What I claim es my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

'bhe combination of levers A A, pivoted together by un eccentric-joint,with adjustable support,E, and screw I, substantially-as described. l

` A. H. FORD.

Witnesses:

M. II. TmimoR,- L. Z. Woonwonrn'..

